Cryptic crossword clue
Males in court case 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHEST

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The straight part
We know that "case" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case case = chest.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
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What does CHEST mean?

CHEST noun
  1. A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
  2. A coffin.
  3. The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
  4. A chest of drawers.
  5. The portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
  6. A hit or blow made with one's chest.
CHEST verb
  1. To hit with one's chest (front of one's body)
  2. To deposit in a chest.
  3. To place in a coffin.
CHEST noun
  1. Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.

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